Hydrant and valve therefor.



J. L. FULLER. HYDRANT AND VALVE TBEREFOR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.19, 1910.

Patented Dec.27, 1910.

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i i l 50 valve seats 29 and 30. 31 is a. cover, having-a `JOHN LANSING Il?I ll'hLlilllRm OF SCHAGHTICOKE, NEW YORK.

*IYRANT .AND VALVE THEREFOR.

To all 'whom it may concern:

`v`Be',i t known that I, JoHN LANSING FUL- LER, a citizenA of. the United States, residing at S'chaghticoke, Rensselaer count New York, have `invented certain new an useful Improvements in Hydra-nts" and Valves 'Therefor, of which the following is a specication. y, Y

Myl invention relates to hydrants. such as are used for fire and other purposes, Aand particularly to those hydrants which have their main valves at their'lower ends, so

that they may be sunk below the frost line when the hydrant is in position.'

The object of my invention is to produce a sim le, durable and economically constructed drant, havingl 'afbalanced and selfin ing main valve, .an efficient and reiable drip or waste outlet, and one of which the working arts are easily removable for urther objects of the invention will be n pointedl out in the specification, and sepa.-

rately claimed. i

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical section of a'preferred form of my device; Figs. 2 and 3 are V.transverse sections through .the planes 2 2, and 3 3, respectively of Fig. 1; Fig. 4' is an enlarged vertical section of a drip cup' detached from the hydrant; Fig. 5 is a partial vertical section of the upper end of a hydrant, showing a modification.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 4 of the drawings, 11 designates a stand pipe formed with upper and lower flanges 12'and 13 for bolting 'theparts together, and with a nozzle 14, shown as rovided with an ordinary couling mem er 15. 16 is the'bottom port-ion, ormed with a bolt flange 17 an upper cyliridric chamber 18' of the same diameter as the stand pip'e 11 and having one or more, in the f present instance two, inwardly extendingwer-tical ribs 19,the upper ends' 2O of which are 'wedge-shaped; a central water chamber 21 connecting with a lateral water inlet 22, shownl as provided with a hub end 23; a lo'wer drip or waste chamber 24, hav- `n an aperture 25 in its lower Iend and a g ndric wall. 26 thereabove;. and Atwo anges 27 and 28 for .supporting annular bolt flange'32, 'an internally .threaded stuif- I'A ing-box 33, in which is a acking rin 34,

ndathreaded gland 35. ithin'the. ome

shaped body' of the cov'er 31 is a concentric v cyl-mdrieufportion 36 inclosing a .coiled ex- Speeication of Letterslatent. l Application med August 19,1910. serial No. arme.

PatentedDec. 27, 1910.

tension spring 37,"the function of which will hereafter appear. 38 isavalve stem,

which .passes centrally throgh`-the stuiling-- box .33, c .lindrie portion 36, stand pipe 11, and near tion 1.6. .[he stem 3'8 has a squared upper end 39, a springl. enaging collar 40 and a stop collar 41's run or otherwise secured thereon', a threaded -portion'42 below the stop collar 41, and a preferablyr pointed lower end 43. On the stem 38 1s a main valve 44, shown as comprising a centrahig to the lower: end of bottomA por-y teriorly threaded, cylindric portion 45, an

outer tapered wallj4'6, spider varms 4?, 48' connecting the parts 45 and46 at'th'eir upper.

and lower ends, and one or more, in the pxesent instance two, radially extending slugs 49 adapted to strikeagainst and ride on theribs 19 in the chamer18. Two seat rings. 29,- 30,

'preferably eitherlf 4brass or soft metal, are

suitably securedone on each ofthe Bauges 27 and 28, and form seats, respectively` above and below the water'chamber 21, for

the taper valve 44. Within the lower chamber 240i the bottom portion 16 is a drip-cup `v50 comprising a lower cylindric portion 51 snugly fitted within the wall 26,' an upper.

ortion 52 embracing the lower cylindric end 43 of tie stem 38, and a tapered ortion 53 connecting arts 51 and 52 and fp a'valve seat c osable by the pointed lower end of -the stem`38; the upper wall being pierced by a lateral aperture 54.

The operation of this form of my device will -be apparent from an inspection of the drawings, which show .thehydrant in ,its closed or shut-oil position. In operation, a wrench is applied to the pol gonal head 39 of the val-ve stem 38. Durin'g'the preliminary rotation of thcstem, the spring 3i,

'assisted b gravity, gives the stem a vertical downwar movement until lts lower end 43 orming .engages the drip valve seat 53, thus closing the drip of' e outlet ofthe hydrant. The

.I t stein beingfgshus prevented from 'further downwardffnibvement. now begins to move the main valve 44, which as it leaves its seats 29, 30, partakes'ofr therotary movement of :the stein 33, and thus exercises a grinding action Aon the seats whereby the valve is;-

@rehdered selfrinding. As. soon .as 'the lugs 49 strike t e ribs 19, the valve is held J ,against further 'rptation, and movesverti= Wall .46, whereby the passage at this point is much greater than at' the outlet 14. In

closing the operation is of course reversed.`

The coiled spring 37 acts .to hold the stem 38 in its down, waste closing, vposition until the-main valve144 is substantially seated, the .valve making a half rotation-until the lugs 49 engage with 'the opposite 4sides of the y ribs `19 during its downward movement.

The stem then rises against the action of the spring to the position shown in Fig. 1, in which .the waste outlet is open, when a turther fractional turn of the stem fully and l firmly seats the valve. The valve 44 being of the o en or s ider 'attern shown er- P P P P mits all the water in the stand pipe 11 to pass Ato and through the waste outlet at the bottom of thefhydrant.

To repair or replace any of the working parts, it is only necessary to relieve thepacking ring 34 by slightly unscrewing the gland nut .35, and unbolt Land remove the cover 31, when the stem 38 and valve 44 may be with; drawn from the standpipe 11. In "replacing these, the upwardly wedged shaped ends 2O of. the ribs 19 and the downward Vwedge shape of the lugs 49 insure t-he valve against a being stopped in its downward movement,

'while the lugs act, to center 'the stem and in- ,sureits lower end passing into the `drip stu'iiug box en -is lengthened and internally turns between'the internal flange 69 in the` Itwill be seen that the main valve 44 is erfectly balanced in that the water chamr 21entirely surrounds it; and that it may be closed against the highest practical pressure by reason of the fact that the ow vis graduallyrestricted and is divided between the two annular spaces within the rings or Aseats 29 and 30 as the valve nearsits seat. a-

In the modiication shown'in Fig. 5, the stand pipe 11 and all the parts below the upper endthereof may be as alread described. hevalve stem 61 is formed wit a squared or non-cylindric head 62 ofrelatively considerable length just above the collar 40.

The cover 63 may be like the part 31 of the former figures exce'pt that its lupper o` threaded for enga g a threaded bushing 64, as well as for .tengland nut- .65, between which lastnamed arts. is placed thepack ing ring 66. A alse orA etachable valve stem head 67 is free as torotation within the cover 63, being held as a inst vertical movement by a collar 68 on t e head, which cover and the bushing 64, which is provided with depressions 70 to receive a Spanner for, .screwing it down toplace. The head 57 has n abovethe gland nut 65 a squared upper e for engaging a wrench.' The' head 67 has 1n its lower end a socket 71', in which the upper end 62 .of the stem 61 has a slidingand non-rotative tit, the .depth of the-.socket be- `vmain valve; a-w'alvev stem havin ing substantially greater than the length of the part 62. A .coiled extension s ring 72 surrounds the lower end of the hea 67 .and bears as before upon the collar 40 on the stem 61.

Itisobvious that the operations` of opening and closing the hydrant will beas before described, except that the upper .end ofthe valve stein has its limited vertical movement within the socket 7l instead of through the stuiiing box, wherebythe only wear on the latter is a rotaryone.y I

mechanical alterations maybe made in my device, or in various parts thereof, without It will of course be understood that many departing from my invention.; and that cer- Lain parts ofthe device maybe advantafgeously employed 'in combinations other than those shown.

lVhatIclaimis: Y 1."l'n a hydrant, a stand pipe; a bottomportion; a lateral inlet; a vertically movable main valve; a valve stem having rotary movement for raislng and lowering/saldvalve and a limited verticalmovement with respect thereto; .and a lwaste outletfinrsaid bottom portion below said 'mainfvalve in#4 cluding avalve seat andan apertureabove said valve seat, said valve stem being con# structed and fitted to engage said outletrvalve seat and thereby to close said outlet-1 '2. In a hydrant, a stand pipe; a bottom portion; a lateral inlet; a vertically movable rotary. movement for 'raising Vand lowering said respect thereto; anda waste outlet in said '100 Vvalve and a limited vertical movement with bottom portion below saidlnain valve in"A cluding a drip cup having an upper portion in which the lower end of said valve stem moves, a valveseat engageable by the lower end of said stem and a lateral aperture in the wall of said cup above said valve seat.`

3. In a'hydrant, a stand pipe; a bottom. portion; a lateral inlet; a vertically movable main valve; a. valve stem havin rotary movement for raising-ai1d Vlowering said.

valve; a spring-for giving said stemla limited vertical movement;l and a` waste outlet 1 in said bottomfportlpn below. said .main

position prior toits valve o ening operation;

5. In a hydrant, a stan pipe; a-bottom portion; a lateralv inlet; a vertically movable main valve; a valve stem .havingrotary lvalve including a valveseat engageable 'by f 'f Amovement ffon raisingff and-lowering lsaid valve and a limited vertical movement with respect thereto; and agvqaste outlet iin' said bottom portion below said main valve in. cludin a valve"`seatvv closable by the lower end o said valve steni'gand forming a step or bearing for limitingthe downward move- I' ment of said stem.

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lGLAIn a hydrant, a stand I i'pelga bottom portion; a cover; a lateraLin et`1n said bot .tompprtion'; a valveVst/e'm; a hollow valve having-threaded engagement with said' stem for a mited, initial, rotary movement and an operative, valve-raising, vertical movefrom and replaced in said stand r'emqvi'n'g said cover therefrom.

" 7.7In' a hydrant, a stand pipe; a bottom" portion; 5a lateral inlet; a valve stem; a taper valve having threaded engagement with said stem fora limited, initial, rotary movement and an operative, valve-raising, vertical movement thereon.; a valve seat; and means for limiting the rotary movement of said valve, whereby said valve has a grinding action4 on said seat on entering and leavin' the same. l,

8. In ydrant, a stand pipe; Va bottom portion; a lateral'inlet; `a lvalve stem; a ta er valve having threaded engagement with said stem for vertical and rotary movement thereon; avalve seat; a vertical rib above said seat; and a lateral lug on saidvalveada ted to bear against said rib for limiting t e rotary movement of said valve,

whereby said valve has, a grinding action on said seat on entering andl leaving the same.

9. In a hydrant, a vertically movable valve having an imperforate, tapered, peripheral Wall and a vertical water passage therethrough; a water chamber surrounding `sa1d valve; a lateral inlet to said chamber;

anda valve seat above said chamber.

10. In a `hydrant, a vertically movable valve having an imperforate, tapered, pe-

ripheral wall and a vertical Water passage therethrough; a` water chamber surrounding said valve; a lateral inlet to said chamber; a valve seat above said chamber; and means for permitting a artial rotation of said valve at the beginning of its operative, vertical movement, Wherebysaid valve has a grinding action on said seat on entering and eaving the same.

` 11. In a hydrant, a Stand pipe; a bottomv portion; a lateral inlet; a vertically movable `main valve; a vertically movable valve stem;

a rotatable head .above and engaging saidA stem. for rotating the same; a spring for giving said Stem a limited vertical movement with respect to said head; and a Waste outlet in said bottom ortion including a valve seat engageable by the lower end of said stem for closing said outlet.-

JOHN LANSING FULLER.

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